Who is the Franklin County Clerk of Superior Court?

Heather Hill (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Franklin County, Georgia.

Who is the Franklin County Coroner?

Scott O'Barr (Republican) is the Coroner of Franklin County, Georgia.

Who is the Franklin County Sheriff?

Scott Andrews (Republican) is the Sheriff of Franklin County, Georgia.

Who is the Franklin County Tax Commissioner?

Bobby Martin (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Franklin County, Georgia.

Who are the Franklin County commissioners?

Courtney Long (Commission Chair); Wanda Thompson (District 1, At-large); Cory Pulliam (District 2, At-large); Elizabeth Martin Busby (District 3).

Who is on the Franklin County School Board?

Jason Oliver (Board of Education Member, Post 1); Kent Hall (Board of Education Member, Post 2); Randall Gailey (Board of Education Member, Post 3); Alan Mitchell (Board of Education Member, Post 4); Robin Cato (Board of Education Member, Post 5).

What is the population of Franklin County?

About 24,234 people, with a median age of 40.1; the median household income is $53,046 and 19.5% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Franklin County?

3.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 391 people unemployed in a labor force of 10,089, against 3.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Franklin County?

10 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 1 school district and 3 special district governments.

Franklin County, GA elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Franklin County: 13 seats on 6 elected bodies. 4 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of Commissioners

Franklin County Board of Commissioners

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Commission Chair	Courtney Long Republican source
County Commissioner, District 1, At-large	Wanda Thompson Republican source
County Commissioner, District 2, At-large	Cory Pulliam Republican source
County Commissioner, District 3	Elizabeth Martin Busby Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of Superior Court	Heather Hill Republican source
Coroner	Scott O'Barr Republican source
Sheriff	Scott Andrews Republican source
Tax Commissioner	Bobby Martin Republican source

School Board

Franklin County Board of Education

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Board of Education Member, Post 1	Jason Oliver Republican source
Board of Education Member, Post 2	Kent Hall Republican source
Board of Education Member, Post 3	Randall Gailey Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Board of Education Member, Post 4	Alan Mitchell Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Board of Education Member, Post 5	Robin Cato Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Franklin County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 10 local governments in Franklin County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	5	0
School districts (school boards)	1	1
Special districts (elected boards)	3	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Franklin County

24,234people

40.1median ageU.S.: 38.9

$53,046 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

19.5%below the U.S.: 12.5%

17.8%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$179,000median home valueU.S.: $332,700

5.9%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

4.6%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.2%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

18.3%U.S.: 8.4%

37.3%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

43.9%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 5.4% · White 80.9% · Black 8.8% · Asian 1.8% · Other or more than one race 3.1% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Franklin County

3.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.3%. Georgia: 3.5%.

391people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

9,698people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

10,089in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.9%	391	9,698	10,089
August 2026	3.7%	366	9,464	9,830
July 2026	3.6%	347	9,359	9,706
June 2026	4.2%	400	9,175	9,575
May 2026	3.3%	323	9,414	9,737
April 2026	2.9%	285	9,443	9,728
March 2026	3.5%	345	9,562	9,907
February 2026	3.8%	382	9,662	10,044
January 2026	3.5%	353	9,654	10,007
December 2025	3.2%	322	9,779	10,101
November 2025	3.4%	354	10,120	10,474
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.3%	331	9,845	10,176
August 2025	3.7%	367	9,627	9,994
July 2025	3.6%	363	9,643	10,006
June 2025	3.8%	373	9,475	9,848
May 2025	3.3%	329	9,573	9,902
April 2025	2.7%	272	9,821	10,093
March 2025	3.5%	356	9,769	10,125
February 2025	3.6%	362	9,752	10,114
January 2025	3.5%	353	9,795	10,148
December 2024	3.1%	312	9,798	10,110
November 2024	3.5%	360	9,965	10,325
October 2024	3.5%	362	10,002	10,364

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.4%	344	9,745	10,089
2024	3.7%	376	9,859	10,235
2023	3.3%	330	9,586	9,916
2022	3.3%	331	9,770	10,101
2021	3.7%	372	9,603	9,975
2020	5.9%	584	9,281	9,865
2019	3.6%	371	9,803	10,174
2018	3.9%	387	9,607	9,994
2017	4.8%	488	9,643	10,131
2016	5.3%	516	9,265	9,781

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Georgia's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.3% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Franklin County

169.5 per 100,0002018. Georgia: 338.9.

1,723.6 per 100,0002018. Georgia: 2,642.9.

1murders2018, 41 violent crimes in all.

2018 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.

By police agency (5)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Franklin County Sheriff's Office	2023	28	117	18,530
Royston Police Department	2018	9	79	2,577
Lavonia Police Department	2025	12	54	2,173
Franklin Springs Police Department	2025	0	1	1,210
Canon Police Department	2025	0	2	720

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Georgia · the U.S.

Police staffing

2.46 per 1,000 residents2024, 5 agencies serving 26,050 people.

64sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.

30civilian staff2024, full-time.

2024 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (5), 2024

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Franklin County Sheriff's Office	35	28	19,289
Lavonia Police Department	17	0	2,179
Royston Police Department	9	2	2,678
Franklin Springs Police Department	2	0	1,199
Canon Police Department	1	0	705

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2024	64	2.46	30	5
2022	67	2.69	27	5
2021	62	2.55	28	5
2020	61	2.53	30	5
2018	67	2.84	37	5

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Franklin County Clerk of Superior Court?: Heather Hill (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Franklin County, Georgia.
Who is the Franklin County Coroner?: Scott O'Barr (Republican) is the Coroner of Franklin County, Georgia.
Who is the Franklin County Sheriff?: Scott Andrews (Republican) is the Sheriff of Franklin County, Georgia.
Who is the Franklin County Tax Commissioner?: Bobby Martin (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Franklin County, Georgia.
Who are the Franklin County commissioners?: Courtney Long (Commission Chair); Wanda Thompson (District 1, At-large); Cory Pulliam (District 2, At-large); Elizabeth Martin Busby (District 3).
Who is on the Franklin County School Board?: Jason Oliver (Board of Education Member, Post 1); Kent Hall (Board of Education Member, Post 2); Randall Gailey (Board of Education Member, Post 3); Alan Mitchell (Board of Education Member, Post 4); Robin Cato (Board of Education Member, Post 5).
What is the population of Franklin County?: About 24,234 people, with a median age of 40.1; the median household income is $53,046 and 19.5% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Franklin County?: 3.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 391 people unemployed in a labor force of 10,089, against 3.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Franklin County?: 10 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 1 school district and 3 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Georgia Secretary of State's official results of each seat's last election (the November 2024 general, or a special election since), and for seats up in 2026 whose 2022 result the SOS site doesn't carry, the incumbent the SOS marks on that seat's 2026 primary, nonpartisan or November contest; officials appointed since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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